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Lawmakers are signaling they’ll reject a Trump administration request to eliminate funding for a program that provides heating and cooling assistance to low-income Americans, one of the few on-topic issues repeatedly raised during hearings on the Health and Human Services Department budget. The administration’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the HHS proposed zeroing out the […]
The Commerce Department says it needs additional funds in fiscal 2027 to enforce export controls and prevent the diversion of semiconductors to China and other foreign adversaries. Testifying Thursday before the House Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said investment in new law enforcement agents at the Bureau of Industry and Security would pay […]
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday that she is dropping her investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the cost for renovations at the central bank, a move that could clear a path for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh as Powell’s replacement. “I have directed my office to close our investigation as the […]
The Virginia Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Monday over a challenge to the validity of the redistricting referendum, the latest step in a fast-moving court battle over the commonwealth’s congressional map. Monday’s oral arguments, stemming from a challenge brought by Republican Virginia Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle and other Republican officials, could determine […]
House Republicans on Thursday released a new proposal that would extend a powerful surveillance authority for three years, but it was not immediately clear if it would garner enough support to clear the chamber. The updated text would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a statute that’s raised concerns among privacy-minded lawmakers […]
The Senate adopted a GOP-written budget resolution early Thursday morning that marks a critical first step toward providing roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. After a marathon “vote-a-rama” on amendments that stretched through the night, the Senate voted 50-48 for a budget blueprint laying the groundwork to […]
Congress got one step closer this week to funding immigration enforcement for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term, while House lawmakers dealt with more ethics fallout and wrangled behind closed doors over a key surveillance authority. But the path forward once again depends on whether Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., can whip votes within his […]
A Justice Department watchdog office announced Thursday it will audit the department’s compliance with a bipartisan law that ordered the release of records on deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For months, lawmakers and survivors of Epstein’s abuse have slammed the Justice Department’s messy handling of the files and its compliance with the law, pointing to […]
Supporters of year-round sales of gasoline containing a higher proportion of ethanol are optimistic after the introduction of a bipartisan amendment to the farm bill with support from both agriculture and fossil fuel state representatives. The amendment would allow the year-round sale of E15, gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol. It also would make […]
A federal judge on Wednesday admonished a defense attorney for a man accused of planting pipe bombs in Washington the night before the 2021 attack on the Capitol, telling the attorney he did not follow a protective order and warning him to be “more careful.” At issue in the back and forth were accusations from […]
Senate Republicans are aiming to adopt a budget resolution by Thursday as the first step toward providing roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. The Senate kicked off a marathon voting session, known as a “vote-a-rama,” Wednesday evening that was expected to run into early Thursday. Adoption of […]
Supreme Court justices grappled over a president’s power over immigration enforcement Wednesday during oral arguments over a technical challenge to the government’s ability to take away someone’s green card as they enter the country. Over the course of more than an hour of oral arguments, the justices delved into what checks or reviews, if any, […]
Five weeks ago, Senate Republicans said they were bracing for an extended fight as they kicked off debate on their marquee election overhaul bill. Now, they have quietly set aside what’s known as the SAVE America Act. The question is: For how long? And is there an appetite to return to debating a bill that […]
As senators headed Wednesday into their latest “vote-a-rama,” one thing was clear: Not many of them were happy. The procedural hallmark involves a series of unlimited amendment votes and is often bemoaned because of its marathon pace, twilight-hour votes and embarrassingly large pizza deliveries to the U.S. Capitol. But Republicans’ move to rely on a […]
A Virginia judge sided Wednesday with Republicans challenging the commonwealth’s new redistricting process for the third time, a day after voters approved a new map that would favor Democrats. After a hearing Wednesday, Judge Jack Hurley Jr. of the state Circuit Court of Tazewell County issued a ruling blocking the certification of the redistricting referendum […]
Democratic Rep. David Scott, a 12-term congressman from Georgia, has died. He was 80. Combined with prior stints in the Georgia statehouse, Scott was in public service for over 50 years. He was first elected to the House in 2002 and served as chairman of the Agriculture Committee in the 117th Congress, from 2021 to […]
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick announced her resignation from Congress Tuesday, minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to consider what punishment she should face for numerous ethics violations. With the Florida Democrat’s resignation, the Ethics Committee loses jurisdiction over her case and how she handled money flowing to her congressional campaign. “The Committee on Ethics […]
Kevin Warsh, the nominee to be next chairman of the Federal Reserve, promised senators Tuesday that the central bank would maintain its independence from the White House under his leadership and that he would divest assets that raised conflict-of-interest concerns among Democrats. Warsh tried to reassure lawmakers at the Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing that […]
The 2026 farm bill is on its way to the House floor as soon as next week with a subtle change to the sweeping legislation’s greyhound racing ban after an outcry from hunting advocates. The latest version of the bill, released by the Rules Committee last week, would axe language that would have imposed a […]
As revelations of sexual misconduct continue to ripple through Congress, calls for change are dominating the halls — so much so that Speaker Mike Johnson said he’d lead the cause himself. “We are looking at every potential avenue to tighten up the rules and make sure that women have an avenue to report,” Johnson, R-La., […]